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Bali is favored tourism promotion site

Provinces across Indonesia still find Bali an attractive and effective place for the promotion of their tourism and products to a wider audience.

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All Hotels in Indonesia are Not Certified

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy said that all stars hotels in Indonesia don’t have certificate of security management (SMP) yet, which is based on the standard of the National Police (Polri). Continue reading »

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Bali on Alert for H7N9 Virus from China

Bali’s authorities and tourist operators will continue to monitor the outbreak of the H7N9 virus in China, considering that the country is the second-largest market for the island’s tourism. Continue reading »

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Photo document of tourist in Pura Ulun Danu, Danau Beratan, Tabanan, Bali. (ANTARA/Nyoman Budhiana)

Bali sees decreasing number of Russian tourists

Bali has experienced a decrease in the number of foreign tourist arrivals from its main markets, including Russia, during the beginning of this year.

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Some travel agents think Bali, where tourism-dependant locals conceal their annoyance at foreigners' behaviour, is partly to blame for Australians' ignorance of cultural sensitivities abroad. Photo: AFP.

Tourists behaving badly: How to avoid being a travel jerk

A trio of saffron-robed monks and three young Australian women pose smilingly outside a Bangkok temple as a photo is taken by one of their travelling companions. The women have just left the temple where they persuaded the monks to be part of a photographic souvenir.

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Australia's love affair with Bali may be coming to an end.

Are Australians bored with Bali?

All of a sudden, Bali is wondering whether its boom in international visitors is over.

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Hundreds of penniless locals sell fake drugs on the streets of Kuta, Legian and Seminyak in Bali.

The darker side of Bali: Drugs, mules and tourism

The following story is adapted from Kathryn Bonella’s new book, “Snowing in Bali,” for which she spent 18 months interviewing convicted drug criminals in Bali’s Kerobokan Prison.

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Bali is predicted to collapse on 2015

Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) Bali estimating the southern island of Bali will not be able to accommodate such a huge burden due to rampant construction of tourist accommodation in 2015.

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The waves have been a major part of Bali's cachet as a top notch tourist and surfing destination. Pic: Sakti Alam/IndoSurfLife.com.

Foreign tourist arrivals up by 4.3 percent

The number of foreign tourists that visited Bali last year totaled 2,949,332, a rise of 4.3 percent compared to the previous year.

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Bali: 2.8 million tourist in 2012, 3.1 mil expect for 2013

The number of tourist arrivals in the resort island of Bali last year exceeded the target of 2.8 million, according to the provincial tourism office. Continue reading »

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